EnglishpesticidesnounMeaningAnything, especially a synthetic substance but also any substance (e.g. sulfur), or virus, bacterium, or other organism, which kills or suppresses the activities of pests.Related wordsbiocides(English)chemicals(English)evils(English)fungicides(English)herbicides(English)ills(English)insecticide(English)insecticides(English)dieldrin(English)pesticide(English)ddt(English)fungicide(English)SourcesDictionaryAPI.dev English dictionary data